I would first recognize how mom is feeling by telling her that I know it is concerning and sometimes scary when children bite, it scares me a little too! But I would reassure her that at this age this is very typical behavior as the child does not have enough communication skills required to express themselves and so they often turn to biting or hitting to let others know how they feel. I would tell them that there are several things we can do to help stop the behavior, keeping a closer eye on the child to help prevent the biting, making sure the child has something to do during transitions or to prevent boredom as biting can happen for those reasons as well, working on giving the child other words or actions to express how they feel, and asking the parents to use similar strategies at home to help stop the biting. I would also say that no matter what we do, their child will probably bite again at some point because this is a very typical behavior and the child will need lots of time, patience, and repetition for this behavior to stop completely.

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lexi wasell

11/10/2018 04:15:58 pm

I would first recognize how mom is feeling by telling her that I know it is concerning and sometimes scary when children bite, it scares me a little too! But I would reassure her that at this age this is very typical behavior as the child does not have enough communication skills required to express themselves and so they often turn to biting or hitting to let others know how they feel.

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Anne

11/11/2018 08:50:37 am

I would talk to the Lily’s mom, explaining that it is age appropriate behaviour, and we are observing Lily to figure out why she has taken to biting. That way we can better solve the problem. I would offer a solution that we both work on the issue.

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Daneka

11/11/2018 11:43:38 pm

This problem is very common in that age group. I would remind her mom that this is a completely age appropriate behavior, but there are ways to prevent her from biting again. I would do research on my own about techniques to stop biting, and present them to her mom as possible solutions that we can apply together.

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Keara

11/12/2018 03:13:22 pm

I would explain to lilys moms that the biting is normal among her age and the best thing to do is just make sure she is displining her child and that we will continue to work on helping lily not to bite.

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Cyrenna Thompson

11/13/2018 11:31:40 am

I would let the mother know that I value her feelings. I would start by explaining to her in detail when lily bit the other children, but I would also explain that at this age biting is normal, and that other parents understand that. I would also let her know that we are trying to teach all of the children why biting is not acceptable, and that we are keeping a close eye on all of the children to prevent biting accidents specifically.

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Hannah Folsom

11/14/2018 12:52:07 pm

I would assure the mother that it is normal for children to bite and assure her that we are willing to work with her and her child to stop the biting.

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amber

11/16/2018 11:20:28 am

i would let the mother know that this is developmentally appropriate for children lily's age and that it is normal. i would then let her know that we help redirect lily so she wont keep doing it.

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Padmaja Kondeti

11/16/2018 01:33:09 pm

I will explain lily's mom that this a age appropriate behaviour to show the feelings. We need to work together to explain lily that this is not a right way to show feelings, instead of that use words or take help of any adult.

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Char Mackie

11/16/2018 03:52:31 pm

I would explain to lily's mom that their is an issue here at the center that lily has been biting & that we have been watching her and trying to figure out why lily is biting, but also explain that this behavior is normal for this age but is not appropriate, and ask lily's mom if she is doing it at home, & if not try to find out why she is only doing it at the center, and that if lily's mom have any idea's on how we can find what is causing lily to bite, and that at this time we keep an close eye on lily to see why &figure out why.

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noelle

11/16/2018 08:23:48 pm

I would make sure to tell lily's mom as soon as it happens more than once in a small period of time. I have worked with this age group and it seems that certain kids just happen to bite other kids. I would explain that it is normal for this age so not to be super concerned but also ask if this behavior goes on at home or in other situations with other children (especially if they have other kids) I would ask for suggestions on what she thinks may curb this behavior and let her know that I will start keeping record regarding when lily bites, if it is the same child repeatedly, if it seems to be because they are in her space, she wants the toy the kid has, is possibly teething or happens when she does not get a decent nap in. From there I think we can begin to tackle the biting problem together and work out something and adjust when need be.

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Heather Inscore

11/18/2018 02:50:44 am

I would explain that this is normal behavior for a child her age. that she is trying to express her feeling of frustration and being upset. explain that I am working on seeing what is triggering the biting. assure her that her feelings of being upset are valid and offer suggestions to help her teacher her daughter ways of expression other than biting.

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Paige Batton

11/18/2018 12:14:39 pm

I would explain to Lily's mom that biting is a totally normal behavior for toddlers because it is their way of expressing their anger or frustration with something or someone, especially if their vocabulary is not as well defined as others. I would ask the mom if anything is changing in her home life because some home-life changes might cause them to be a little more moody and resulting in more biting. I would reassure her that their is nothing to worry about, but that we would work with Lily on any areas she needs help on and that we would keep in communication with her on any future biting incidents and see what the situation was and make game plans on what we can do both at home and school to keep Lily's life consistent.

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Tiffany Goos

11/19/2018 10:25:14 am

i would let Lily's mom know that it is normal for her to be doing this. its the age children start using there teeth and are experiences.

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Taylor Clack

11/19/2018 01:12:49 pm

I would talk with Lily's mom about how biting other kids is inappropriate and how we can help Lily stop it by giving her a pacifier.

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